President Obama: “…part of the reason I welcomed this opportunity by CNN to have a good discussion debate about it is because our position is consistently mischaracterized. And, by the way, there’s a reason why the NRA is not here. They’re just down the street. And, since this is the main reason they exist, you’d think they’d be prepared to have a debate with—”

Cooper: “They haven’t been to the White House for years—”

President Obama: “Oh, no, no, we’ve invited them.”

Immediately after CNN’s “Guns in America” town hall event, Chris Cox of NRA-ILA went on The Kelly File with Megan Kelly on Fox News to respond to the president’s targeting of the NRA:

It’s encouraging to see the NRA go on offense after ceaseless attacks from the media and anti-gun lobby. It’s much-needed, especially with this administration’s full-fledged assault on gun rights in America today. Let’s see if this president will continue to be reluctant to enforce existing gun laws in place.